Movember Update!
UPDATE 28/10/2011 - There have certainly been some iconic moustaches in football! Non more so than Liverpool's Mark Lawrenson now a pundit with the BBC, who has become part of Movember s 5th Anniversary mission, as they try to get four sporting legends to Re-grow the Mo'!
Anfield legend Lawro won 5 league titles, 3 league cups, an FA Cup and of course the 84 European Cup whilst sporting a moustache. So to support November's charity campaign 'Movember' to raise awareness of cancer, the aim is to get 50,000 digital signatures from sports/Mo fans to show their support for the Re-grow the Mo campaign. Ruud Gullit has already given his support to the campaign and will be growing back his famous moustache, so to add your name to the petition to get Lawro to re-grow his click here.
12/10/2011 - Ruud Gullit is growing back his famous moustache in support of men s health charity Movember. Movember, the month formally known as November, challenges men across to show their support for men s health by growing a Mo (slang for moustache) throughout the month, and this year Ruud Gullit will be rising to the challenge by growing back his iconic moustache.
Ruud Gullit said, I will be growing my famous Mo back for Movember this year. Movember is a fantastic campaign, it raises awareness and money for the fight against prostate cancer and most importantly gets men talking about men s health. I m used to seeing myself with a Mo. I had a moustache for some of the most memorable moments of my career, including the 1988 European Championships and when I was awarded the Ballon d Or in 1987, so it will be fun to grow it back for such a great cause.
To follow Ruud s lead, men, known as Mo Bros, need to register on the website and are then challenged to start the month clean-shaven and grow a Mo. The moustache becomes the hairy ribbon for men's health and the guys growing them become a walking billboard for 30 days. The growth of a new Mo inspires conversations about not often talked about topics - men's health and cancer affecting them. Women, Mo Sistas, who register are key to the campaign s success. They act as Mo ambassadors, spreading the word and showing their support for men s health and the moustache.
Movember aims to change the face of men s health by creating a global focus on cancers affecting men, and with more than 1.1 million Movember participants to date Movember is a truly global movement. Working with our men s health partners, Movember helps fund a range of innovative, world-class programs in line with Movember s strategic goals of awareness and education, research, and survivorship.
You can register to grow a Mo yourself at www.movember.com or sponsor Ruud s Mo by visiting his Mo-Space http://nl.movember.com/mospace/1395844/. So what do you think! Have your say online.
